To add the Energy Plus™ green option, you must have an existing Energy Plus account. If you would like to enroll in one of our innovative programs with the Energy Plus green option, simply contact us and ask our representatives about the Energy Plus programs available to you.
About Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
When a renewable energy facility operates, it creates electricity
that is delivered into a vast network of transmission wires, often referred
to as "the grid." The grid is segmented into regional power pools; in many
cases these pools are not interconnected. To help facilitate the sale of
renewable electricity nationally, a system was established that separates
renewable electricity generation into two parts: the electricity or electrical
energy produced by a renewable generator and the renewable "attributes" of
that generation. The renewable attributes or "green" attributes are sold
separately as renewable energy certificates (RECs). Only one certificate
may be issued for each unit of renewable electricity produced. The electricity
that was split from the REC is no longer considered "renewable" and
cannot be counted as renewable or zero-emissions by whoever buys it.
The Energy Plus green option product is comprised of RECs.
With the purchase of RECs, you are buying the renewable attributes (i.e.,
environmental benefits) of a specific amount and type of renewable energy
generation. Your purchase of renewable certificates helps offset conventional
electricity generation in the region where the renewable generator is located.
Your purchase also helps build a market for renewable electricity and may
have other local and global environmental benefits such as reduced global
climate change and regional air pollution.
The renewable certificates in the Energy Plus green option
product are verified and certified by Green-e Energy. Each supplier of renewable
certificates is required to disclose the quantity, type and geographic source
of each certificate. Please see the Product Content Label for
this information. Green-e Energy also verifies that the renewable certificates
are not sold more than once or claimed by more than one party. For information
on Green-e Energy please visit its website, www.green-e.org,
or call them toll-free, 1-888-63-GREEN.